A team of researchers at Imperial College London, together with colleagues from the company DNA Electronics have developed a unique USB drive that can do tests for AIDS. The new device can detect the levels of HIV in the blood and establishes a special signal which can be read and analyzed by the computer. To a great extent we can say that their widget represents the easiest and quickest way to make AIDS test, informs Engadget. Initial tests have shown 95% accuracy of the results.
HOW NEW USB DRIVE THAT CAN DO TESTS FOR AIDS?
The compact unit analyzes in real time the amount of HIV virus in a patient’s blood, which is essential for its healing. In this way, doctors can monitor the situation from a distance, and understand if, for example, stopped taking prescribed medication, or they do not achieve the desired effect. USB drive has a special area of its casing in which the patient must put your blood sample to perform the analysis. The whole process takes between 20 and 30 minutes.
We remind you that at the moment, be ready results in a standard test for AIDS takes about three days. In many countries where the rate of infected too big not necessary laboratories. Scientists say that the USB stick they used miniature processor and requires a very small amount to perform the analysis. In the future, they will try to optimize this technology for other diseases.
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